Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300776200 - California Institute Of Technology

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300776200

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 12/12/2000

Site Address:
California Institute Of Technology
1200 E California Bl
Pasadena, CA 91125

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8221

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/05/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/14/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362612319

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	2717	03/05/2001	03/19/2001	$0	$18,000	$0	06/01/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201054533

Event: 09/06/2000

Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Parts

A graduate research assistant was working in a State university laboratory used by the university's Physics Department for niobium research. The employee was working with an evaporator chamber to anneal niobium at 1500 degrees Celsius and 1E-8 Torr. The annealing process had finished, and the employee was placing a plastic isolation tent around the evaporator chamber. As he reached around the chamber, the pinky finger on his right hand touched an energized part on the evaporator. The 4000-volt circuit part was located inside a 76-millimeter-tall, 38-millimeter-diameter plastic cylinder that was open on top. The energized part was not completely guarded against contact. The employee received an electric shock and burns. He was hospitalized for his injuries, and his burns required skin grafts.

Keywords: BURN, E GI V, ELECTRICAL, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300776200			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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